Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 17,418, Edward Flathers, Va.

SERVICE
Va.
Flathers, Edward
NUMBER _____
S 17418
CONTENTS
Carded

1937 Indiana
Order to
May 5 Oct 1837.
Edward Mathews
Hendricks in the State of Ind a
who was a pr in the co commanded by Captain Britt of the reg t commanded by Col Edmunds in the line for Am s
Inscribed on the Roll of Ind a at the rate of 20 Dollars & Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 28 day of Aug t 1833 and 1834 Valley Danville
Arrears to the 4th of March 40.00 Pens-ant. allowance ending Sep t 90 "
50.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Dan Ray Clerk, Book E Vol. 7 Page 11

280 20540 Edward Hathers Hendricks Co Indiana
from 1781 private 16 months $20.
J. T. Hadley Danville
Edward Hathers Danville - Hendricks Co Indiana

BRIEF in the case of Edward Flathers  Count of Hendricks  in the State of Indiana  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 72 years  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     Augt - In 178. entered - 2 As a Private Gen. Captn Britt   ditto - 2 Sergt Captn Patton   ditto - 2 ditto Cpl Edmunds   - Gen Washington  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? Siege of York Town  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Prince William Co Virginia  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditional  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? defective 
X  Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
John R. Atkinson
Examining Clerk.

20540
A declaration for a pension to
By Edward Flathers
a Citizen of Indiana Hendricks County
Center Township
A.D. 1832.

1 State of Indiana, Hendricks County, (Set.)
On this 14 th day of November, A. D. 1832, personally appeared in open court before Samuel Jessup, the sole judge of the Probate Court, in and for the County of Hendricks aforesaid, now sitting, Edward Fletcher, a resident of the County of Hendricks and State of aforesaid aged seventy two years, who being first duly sworn according to laws, doth on his oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th A.D. 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers during the Revolutionary war, and served as hereinafter stated, in the Month of August 1781- In Prince William County in the State of Virginia he substituted in the place of one James Grimes and was put into the ranks of a Matilda Company commanded by Capt. John Britt. immediately after I substituted we ordered to march to a Creek called O'Neergood in Prince William County to cut and clear a road for the passage of Gen. George Washington's Troop- to pass from Pennsylvania through Virginia, we were there discharged after having been in the service at least two months, he states that he returned home again to Prince William County in Virginia, And he states that shortly after his return home again he substituted in the place of Shadrack Dent, and was put into the ranks of a Matilda Company commanded by Capt. Walter Patten, And immediately after I substituted I was again marched to O'Neergood Creek in Prince William County, Virginia, on the same business as aforesaid to wit, cutting out a road for Gen. George Washington's troops to move from Pennsylvania through Virginia, we were there again discharged again after having been at least two months in the service as aforesaid

And this deponent also states after his return home as aforesaid in the same Year of 1781 - he again substituted in the place of one James Sinclair, in Fargus's Company by Virginia and was put into the ranks of a Malitia Company Commanded by Col Elias Edmonds he states that after he substituted he was marched to York Town Virginia and there, he joined the United States Army Commanded by Genl. George Washington where they fought a battle with the British or royal Army which battle was called the siege of York Town, he will recollect the orders were that we should not fire a gun but to charge with our Bayonets And after a very hard engagement with the enemy there was a great many killed both of the British and American but he does not recollect the precise number, that was killed. He recollects some of the officers names that Commanded the British, (Cornwallis and Tarleton), he states that after the siege of York Town he was ordered to March to Winchester to guard the Prisoners under Hand of officer Col Elias Edmonds, Maj. W. B. Capt. Thos. Sharp, he states that he was detained at Prince town in the State of Virginia four days And he states that he was then discharged and returned home to Prince William County in the State of Virginia after having been at least two months in the service aforesaid.
This applicant states that including all the of service he served at least six months as a substitute, as a f d
In Answer to the interrogatories to be propounded by this Court as prescribed by the court's order. This applicant states that he was born, in the Year 1760 in Great Britain that he has no record of his age, since the Revolution, resided in Gumbryon County Virginia fifteen Years then moved to the State of Kentucky first thirty Years in Madison County and in the State of Indiana for almost five Years And is now living in Indiana Hendricks County. V.D.

he has no documentary evidence, and knows of no person whos. testimony he can procure who can testify to his services And he also states that he received a discharge from Capt Sharp, but has lost the same, he for names of his officers entering the service he refers to the preceding part of this declaration, He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a Pension, or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the Pension roll of any agency of any State or Territory.
Edward J F. Mathers
Sworn to and subscribed in open court, the day and year first above written, J. P. Hadley Clerk P Court
State of Indiana Hendricks County (ss)
We Richard Barnes at Claytown & John F. Mathers residing in the County of Hendricks and State of Indiana do hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Edward F. Mathers who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe to be truth two years of age that he has always been reputed and believed in the neighborhoods where we have been acquainted with him to have been a Soldier of the Revolution, and is so reputed in the neighborhood where he now lives or resides And we concur in that Opinion
Sworn to and subscribed in open court Richard Barnes mark John F. Mathers March 14th A.D. 1832, Attest J. P. Hadley Clerk of said Court
State of Indiana Hendricks County (ss)
And the said Samuel Jessup sole Judge of the Probate Court of Hendricks County did hereby declare his opinion after the investigation of the matter and after having put the Interrogatories prescribed by the war department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states, And the Court further certify that it appears to him that Richard Barnes who has assigned the preceding Certificate is at Claytown and John F. Mathers (brother) resident in the County of Hendricks and State of Indiana And are credible persons And that their statement is entitled to credit.
Samuel Jessup Esac

State of Indiana, Hendricks County, (set.)
I, Simon J. Headley Clerk of the Probate Court of Hendricks County, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Edward Flathers for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 16 th day of May A. D. 1833.
S. J. Headley Clerk

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section Cur W.C.S.
September 29, 1926
Mrs. Guy G. Frary 200 Forest Ave. Vermilion, S. Dak.
Madam:
I have to advise you that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 17418 , that EDWARD FLATHERS was born in 1760 in Great Britain.
While a resident of Prince William County, Virginia, he enlisted in 1781 and served as private with the Virginia troops as follows:
Two months in Captain John Britt's Company.
Two months in Captain Wall Patten's Company.
Two months in Captain Thomas Sharpe's Company in Colonel Elias Edmunds' Regiment and was at the siege of Yorktown.
He was allowed pension on his application executed November 14, 1832, at which time he was a resident of Hendricks County, Indiana.
There are no data on file relative to his family.
Respectfully,
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner

certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the
attached to the certificate.
under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being introduced
stitute must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end of which must be
written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authorized, the cer-
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not
attached to the certificate of authentication.
ARTICLE VII. Mode of authentication papers. State must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magis-
triment, company, and line, to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths
Earl Mathews

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Edward Glathurst which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yo II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yo III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yo V. * Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? yo VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yo VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yo VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yo IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yo X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? yo

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? yes
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? yes
XIV. † If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service?
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses?
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct?
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?
XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? no
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? answered
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____ For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must in every case be clearly shewn under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
†QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
‡QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
¶ In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.

17 418 INVALID.
File No. 17 418
Edward Mathers
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7 th 82
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 128
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1907 Apl. 24. Hist. to A. F. Dawson 1908 Feb 12 Hist. to John S. Barnill
(Letter in P.F. 32 348) 1916 Dec. 14 Hist. to Geo. J. O'Hanley
PP26, Sept 29 hist to Mrs. Mary S. Frary, M.A.

MRS. GUY G. FRARY 200 FOREST AVENUE VERMILION, S. DAK.
Aug. 9 - 26.
U.S. Pension Bureau Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen:-
It is my desire to find out if I am eligible to membership in D.A.R.
Through my cousin Mr. J.W. Ellis of Maquoketa, Iowa - himself a member of D.A.R. - I find that my great great grandfather Edward Flathers was a pensioner under the act of June 7th. 1832 drawing a pension under certif- icate No. 19371 issued at the Indiana Agency, Indianapolis, Indiana, August 28th. 1833.

MRS. GUY G. FRARY 200 FOREST AVENUE VERMILION, S. DAK.
I am writing to have this verified from the records of the Pension Bureau, also if there is any other data in the records concerning the said Edward Flatthers who was known to have given service in the Revolution.
Do you have any record of the names of his children?
Thanking you in advance for the favor, I am
Sincerely Yours
Emma Flatthers Frary.

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Des Moines, Iowa, Nov. 24th, 1916.
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C.,
Sir:
I respectfully request to be furnished with the record of the pensioning of my great-great grandfather Edward Flathers for service in the Revolutionary War from Virginia. I am told that he was pensioned in August 1833, under Act of Congress of June 7, 1832, by certificate No. 19371.
My reason for asking this information is to enable me to join a patriotic Society.
I am very respectfully yours,
LEO J O'Flaherty
Address 1023 Pleasant Street, Des Moines, Iowa?

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
WASHINGTON
Preston, Iowa, April 19, 1907.
Hon. V. Warner, Comr. of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
My dear Mr. Warner:-
I enclose herewith correspondence from J. W. Ellis, of Maquoketa, Iowa, which explains itself. Will you kindly have a search made of the records for the pension case of Edward Flathers, who served in the Revolutionary War, and advise me what the records show relative to his service, returning the enclosures with your reply, and oblige.
Very truly yours,
A. F. Dawson

Information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. Edward Flatheers S.F. 17418
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Aug. 1781 1 mos. Pvt. John Britt Va.   Soon afterwards 1 mos. Wall Pattan   1781 1 mos. Thomas Sharpe Edw. Edmunds  
Battles engaged in, Siege of Yorktown Residence of soldier at enlistment, Prince William Co. Va. Date of application for pension, Nov. 14. 1832. His cl. maral. Residence at date of application, Hendricks Co. Ind. Age at date of application, Born in Great Britain in 1760
Remarks: For date of last payment of pension and probable date of death apply to the Auditor for the Superior Court Treasury Dept. citing the following data: Edward Flatheers, letf. no. 119371. Issue Aug. 28. 1833: Act June 7. 1832: Indiana Agency.
Very respectfully,
{ For Tombstone purposes 8 Commissioner.
Since Rev. resided in Greenbrier Co. Va. 15 yrs there moved to Ky. (Madison Co.) there 30 yrs there moved to Ind.
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April 24, 1907.
Hon. A. F. Dawson,
Preston, Iowa.
My dear Mr. Dawson:
In reply to your letter dated the 19th instant, and the enclosed letter from J. W. Ellis, which were received in this Bureau on the 23d, I have the honor to advise you that Edward Flathers (Survivor's File #17418) was allowed pension of twenty dollars per annum from March 4, 1831, as a Private of Virginia Militia, on an application executed November 14, 1832, at which time he was a resident of Hendricks county, Indiana.
He stated that he was born in Great Britain, in 1760, and came to the United States when an infant; that he "substituted" in Prince William county, Virginia, in August, 1781, in Captain John Britt's company of Militia, marched to Occoquan Creek in said county and was engaged in clearing a road for General Washington's troop, two months; shortly afterwards he again substituted in Captain Wall Pattan's company and was engaged in the same duty for two months; substituted in Fauquier county, Virginia, same year, in a company commanded by Colonel Elias Edmunds , was in the siege of Yorktown, and was discharged at Princetown, Virginia, after serving two months.

Hon. A. F. Dawson.
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The date of his death is not shown. For the date of last payment of pension and name of the person to whom said payment was made, application should be made to The Auditor for the Interior Department, Treasury Department, citing the following data: "Certificate #19371. issued August 28, 1833, under Act of June 7, 1832, at the Indiana Agency."
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.